User Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N ExpressCard WN711 User Manual
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v1.0, June 2008
The screen shows the following information for each network scanned:
• Network Name (SSID). The name assigned to a wireless network. This is the same as the
SSID or ESSID setting. Note that as a security measure, some wireless access points do not
broadcast their SSID. In such cases, the SSID field is blank even though the rest of the
information is still displayed.
• Channel. The channel determines which operating frequency will be used.
• N. The router supports wireless N mode.
• WPS. The access point supports WPS.
• Security. Identifies whether the wireless network uses security settings such as WEP,
WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK.
• Signal. Identifies the signal strength of the communications.
• MAC Address. Identifies the hardware address (MAC Address) of the wireless device
broadcasting this information.
• Mode. Identifies the type of wireless network — Access Point (Infrastructure) or Computer-
to-Computer (Ad Hoc).
The buttons located at the bottom of the Networks tab are:
• Help. Display online help.
• Join a Network. Join a network. See “Joining a Network” on page 2-4.
• Connect. Connect to the network that you selected.
• Scan. Check for wireless networks. Clicking Scan refreshes the screen.
• Close. Close the Wizard.
Figure 2-2
You can click a column
heading to sort.
If many networks use
the same channel they
can interfere with each
other.
The status bar shows
your network connection
and Internet connection.